Rising inflation can chip away at the value of your money and investments, making it one of the most persistent threats to long-term wealth. As prices increase and purchasing power declines,...
The analysis from the Atlanta Fed shows that housing affordability has been at its worst in the last twenty years. This is unsurprising given that potential homebuyers face the highest mortgage rates...
Gold Hits Four-Week Low Gold (XAU/USD) dropped by over 2.23% on Wednesday as easing global trade tensions reduced demand for safe-haven assets. The decline—the fourth in six trading sessions—reflects...
Monthly data, from May through the 13th. Figure 1 is of EPU-News, the average of daily data (blue). My observation through the 13th. Standard deviation of log EPU pertains to monthly data,...
USD rebounds after Bloomberg says FX not involved in U.S. trade talks AUD/USD fails at 200DMA again, back to .6430 Aussie jobs data in focus, but unemployment rate is key Gold breaks $3200 with...
Global equity markets hovered in a narrow range on Thursday. At the same time, the US Dollar exhibited signs of indecision as traders adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of high-stakes economic...
What happens when a market really wants to decline, but it gets no trigger? It’s waiting for the trigger, and waiting… And finally moves anyway, even in its absence. That’s what we see in gold and...
The chart of S&P 500 and gold shows that volatility was hard-wired into a macro market situation that had been relatively normal prior to August, 1971. I love looking at pictures. Pictures are...
Bloomberg recently published, This 30-Year Old’s Startup Is Bringing Leverage To 401K Savers. Their article details Basic Capital, a new startup providing institutional investment strategies to...
US consumer inflation slowed to 2.3% y/y, just below the forecast 2.4% and the same level as a year earlier. Core inflation maintained its annualised pace of 2.8% but also rose slightly weaker than...